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Konstantin V Sokolov, PhD

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Austin, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1992 Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, PHD, Biophysics
1987 Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia, Diploma Degree, Summa Cum Laude, Physics

Honors and Awards

2000 Whitaker Foundation Award
1993 Russian Academy of Sciences, Outstanding Young Scientist Award
1992-1993 Fellowship, Centre National de la Recherché Scientifique (CNRS) France
1989 Young Scientist Award, Shemyakin Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry USSR Academy of Sciences

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Ghosn B, Van de Ven AL, Tam J, Sokolov KV, Gillenwater A, Richards-Kortum R, Roy K. Efficient Mucosal Delivery of Optical Contrast Agents using Imidazole-Modified Chitosan. Jounal of Biomedical Optics 15((1)):015003., 1/2010. PMCID: PMCPMC2839797.
2. Nieman LT, Jakovljevic M, Sokolov KV. Compact Beveled Fiber Optic Probe Design for Enhanced Depth Discrimination in Epithelial Tissues. Optics Express 17(4):2780-2796, 2009.
3. Li N, Larson T, Nguyen HH, Sokolov KV, Ellington Ad. Directed Evolution of Gold Nanoparticle Delivery to Cells. Chemical Communications 46(3):392-394, 2009.
4. Rasch M R; Sokolov KV; Korgel BA. Limitations on the Optical Tunability of Small Diameter Gold Nanoshells. Langmuir 25(19):11777-11785, 2009.
5. Wax A, Sokolov KV. Molecular Imaging and Darkfield Microspectroscopy of Live Cells Using Gold Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Laser & Photonics Reviews 3(1-2):146-158, 2009.
6. Mallidi S, Larson T, Tam J, Joshi P, Karpiouk A, Sokolov K, Emelianov S. Multi-wavelength Photoacoustic Imaging and Plasmon Resonance Coupling of Gold Nanoparticles for Selective Detection of Cancer: An Ex-vivo Study. Nano Letters 9(8):2825-2831, 2009.
7. Wang B, Yantsen E, Larson T, Karpiouk AB, Su JL, Sokolov K, Emelianov SY. Plasmonic Intravascular Photoacuostic Imaging for Detection of Macrophages in Atherosclerotic Plaques. Nano Letters 9(6):22212-2217, 2009.
8. Ma LL, Feldman MD, Tam JM, Paranjape, Armit S; Cheruku; Kiran K; Larson TA; Tam JO; Ingram DR; Paramita V; Villard JW; Jenkins JT; Wang T; Clarke GD; Asmis R; Sokolov KV; Chandrasekar B; Milner TE; Johnston KP. Small Multfunctional Nanoclusters (Nanoroses) for Targeted Cellular Imaging and Therapy. ACS Nano 3(9):2686-2696, 2009.
9. Nieman LT, Kan CW, Gillenwater A, Markey MK, Sokolov KV. Probing the local tissue changes in the oral cavity for the early detection of cancer using oblique polarized reflectance spectroscopy: a pilot clinical trial. J Biomedical Optics 13(2):024011, 2008.
10. Aaron JS, Junghwan OH, Larson TA, Kumar S, Milner TE, Sokolov KV. Increased molecular-specific optical image contrast using magnetically actuated hybrid gold/iron oxide nanoparticles. Optics Express (26):12930-12943, 2006.

Last updated: 5/2/2012